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September 13, 2019 - SALT LAKE CITY - Major League Rugby (MLR) is pleased to announce Jon Persch will be the new Chief Commercial Officer for the MLR. Previously, Persch was the Chief Commercial Officer for USA Rugby in addition to holding Senior Executive Roles at Tribeca Enterprises, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and CAA Sports.
"We are thrilled to have Jon on board with the MLR," said Dean Howes, Commissioner of Major League Rugby. "He brings an immense level of expertise of the commercial and sports industries that will aid in the d... Full Story

September 3, 2019 - Scott Lawrence's coaching journey began in 2004 at Life University, Georgia. Over the course of Lawrence's 15 years association at Life, players such as Cam Dolan, AJ MacGinty and Dylan Fawsitt have passed through the doors and gone on to professional clubs in both Europe and America.
Performing several different roles over this time, Lawrence was at the heart of the university's success and is now at the helm of Major League Rugby's new franchise, Rugby ATL. Announced as the team's head coach in December of last year, La... Full Story

August 30, 2019 - Winning Major League Rugby's first-ever Player of the Year award involves a tremendous amount of hard work. It means consistently doing things that don't show up on the stat sheet strictly for the benefit of the team.
That's exactly what Brad Tucker did over the course of the Seattle Seawolves 2019 campaign that ultimately ended with them successfully defending their title. In his first year, Tucker did a little bit of everything to help the Seawolves get back to the top of the mountain.
"Obviously it's a pretty big ho... Full Story

August 23, 2019 - It's hard to find any coach at any level that operates a program quite like San Diego Legion head coach and Major League Rugby's 2019 Coach of the Year Rob Hoadley operates his.
The unique way he coaches his players and runs his program is a large part of the reason he led his Legion team to a 12-3-1 regular season record, a table-topping 61 points, an MLR Championship berth and one defensive stand away from the Championship Shield.
"What we always say here in San Diego is that we want to have the best rugby experience... Full Story